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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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